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N. Godwin#170 def. Justin Gimelstob#109

6-7(2) 7-6(6) 6-3

Match Information

Date	Jul 11, 1998*
Tournament	Newport
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	QF
Winner	N. Godwin
Score	6-7(2) 7-6(6) 6-3
Loser	Justin Gimelstob
Duration	2h 21m

Stat	N. Godwin	Justin Gimelstob
Aces	11	10
Double faults	6	5
First serve %	54	68
First serve points won %	78	79
Second serve points won %	59	43
Break points saved %	100	33
Break points converted %	67	0
Service points won %	69	67
Return points won %	33	31
Total points won %	51	49

Pre-match Comparison

Field	N. Godwin	Justin Gimelstob
Country	RSA	USA
Birth date	Jan 31, 1975	Jan 26, 1977
Age	23	21
Height	173	196
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	170	109
Ranking points (entering)	257	466
Elo (entering)	1,565	1,663
Career W-L	34–51	107–171
Career earnings	$912,783	$2,575,522

Pre-match H2H

N. Godwin 0 – 1 Justin Gimelstob

Path

N. Godwin's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 10, 1998	R16	S. Lareau	6-4 5-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 9, 1998	R32	Sandon Stolle	7-6(5) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data

N. Godwin's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 11, 1998	SF	Jason Stoltenberg	3-6 6-1 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data

Justin Gimelstob's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 10, 1998	R16	Jeff Tarango	3-6 6-1 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 9, 1998	R32	Alex Obrien	4-6 6-4 7-5	W	—	Match data